Furring staple



Nov. 8, l 927e I 1,648,666

F. vQlGH-r www@ sTAPLE Filed' Maron 11, 1926 Patented Nov. 8, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

GEORGE F. VOIG-HT, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO ECONOMY PRODUCTS CORPORATION, A CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA. i o 1 nonnina scrAfrLE.`

.application mea March 1,1, 1926. seria1 No. 93,940.

. My invention relates to furring staples adapted to be used in conjunction with `wire lath in stucco construction, although also useful for other purposes, and oneof the objects thereof is the provision of a furring staple of comparatively broad span'having its ends formed into fastening prongs adapted to be driven through the building paper into the wall sheathing of'a stuccov structure, for attaching the staple thereto, the said prongs provided with sealing blocks adapted to seatoagainst said building paper, said sealing blocks adapted,k (l), for

preventing water that may leal; through the stucco composition from the exterior, to

said building paper, from passing tothe punctures in the latter made by. driving the prongs therethrough, and passing through said punctures to the wood-work of the struc- 2O-ture, by maintaining a water tight connec-vr tion between said building paper and sealing blocks, (2), for providing cushioning means between the building paper and the body of the staple adjacent the prongs, for preventing injury to said paper by engaging it with said body in case the prongs are accidentally driven excessively in attaching the staple to bernade Within the scope of what is claimed 4 invention.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure l is a face view of a portion of the wall sheathing, building paper `and y wire lath of a stucco structure, and one of the present furring staples applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of one of the staples attached to the wall sheathing;

Figure 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but

with portions of the staple and the wall without departing from the spirit of the ,sheathing and building paper shown in sec-A tion;

Figure 4 is a perspective viewof the staple detached from the wall sheathing;

Frgure 5 is a view on line 5-5 of Fig. 2; Figure 6 is a plan view of one of the sealing blocks detached from the staple; a

Figure is a transverse sectional view of` the staple, showing the body of the staple partly embedded in the upper surface of one of the sealing blocks; and v Figure 8 is a vievv similar to Fig. 7, but showing the body portion disposed across `the upper surface of the sealing block but not embedded therein. v

Referring to the drawings in detail, throughout which likereferenee characters designate like. parts:

The numeral l designates the usual wall sheathing'or sub-siding secured to the 'wall timbers of a stucco structure. Across the face of the wall sheathing lis disposed a covering of building paper 2 to prevent moisture in the stucco composition leaking therethrough from the exterior,penetrating to the wall sheathing and other wood-work of the structure.

3 designates the present furring staple,

`which comprises a body 4, preferably formed of round wire, vhas a .centrally kdisposed offset 5,1and has its ends struck yto one side to form a pair of spaced fastening prongs 6, the latter provided with sealing blocks 7 which are preferably formed ofy fibrous material impregnated with water resisting binding material, and are provided with perforations 8,' preferably centrally disposed, through which the prongs project and in which they are intended to be su'iciently tightly wedged to resist removal therefrom. If preferred, the perforations 8V may beomitted j and the prongs forcibly projected directly through the body of the blocks. l

The sealing blocks 7 are intended to be carried on the prongs, preferably adjacent the body portion 4, as best shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 8, and form portions of the present furring staples.

The staples are adapted to form'projecvso 60, spaced fastening prongs provided with sealtions on the face of` the building paper 2, for maintaining the` wire lath 9 in spaced relation thereto, thereby providing proper key space therebetween for the stucco coinposition A(not shown), as well as providing outstanding supportsvonand around which the stucco composition isspread-or binding it permanently to the wall.

The sealing bloclrs 7 are adapted to form `cushioning means` between the* building paper and the body a of the staple, for absorbing any accidental excessive driving of the prongs when attaching the staple to the" o wall sheathing and thereby preventing in?" juryto the building paper which the unprof.

tected body portion @might Vcausewlien lfoiced thereagainst. The sealing blocks 7 are further adapted toorin means bearing against the building paper to maintain a V water tight connection therebetweeinwherewater leaking through the stucco composition `from the exterior is prevented from fppenetrating to the punctures made in the for the intermediate portion oftheL body 4;. and to coact with the sealing blocks `for Vmaintaining the .bodyinf spaced relation to Y cured by disposing it across thestaples and.,`

building paper bythe passing therethrough of the asteningjprongs 6, and from said punctuies penetrating; to thewood-worlr ofv the wall. i, i y l The off-set 5`is adapted to form a support the wall sheathing l' Vand buildinglpaper.

To apply my improved-'furring staple, the i prongs 6 are driven forward-into `the wall sheathing through the `building paper, until the; body portion t bindsl the sealing blocks Z iirmly against said building Paper and the latter against the wall, sheathing@ After attaching` a suitable number othestaples to the wall sheathing, the wire'lath 9 is sedriving suitable nails 10 part way in the Awall sheathing throughithe lathand` then bending them overfagainst the latter. y viously, other fastening` elements may be em-` ployed for attaching` the lath `to the wall p sheathing.

l The furring staples may be disposed along u onthe wall sheathing at such intervalsi. as Qmay be found best suited for the work toy be preformed. l I have found by practice that spacing them about 9 inches apart provides ample itastening for securing the building paper, as well as ample i'urring for the l general types of wire lath commonly used `for stucco reinforcement, including the wire .lath known as poultry netting.

I claim: i `1.` A urring staple having a pair of ing `blocks formed offibrous material` relatively softer than said staple. i y

2. A furring staple of the character described, comprising-a body portion having its ends formed into spaced fastening prongs l prongs coacting to `resist,separations-il` ,g

and havingan intermediate portion o-set in the plane oit said prongs, said prongs penetratingv sealing blocks formed princilpally of iibrous material relatively softer than said staple, whereby portions of the" latter 4.will become partly "embedded in the `upper surfaces of said blocks when said staple is secured to a support by driving saidY prongs therein a proper distance; SlfIn combination, building paper, a furringf staple, sealing blocks interposed `beftweeii'the ends of said staple `andsaid buildniaterial relatively thansaid,

ring staple, a sealing block `formed of .fibrous i 1, material dispo-sed between "each end` of the latterand said building paper, andfasten,- ing prongs onsaid' ends' projectingthrough said sealing blocks and through` said;bui1dfing paper, saidprongs adapted` to beprojected in a support, said support andbuilding paper and sealingfblocks and fastening prongs cooperable for forming a watertight y connection betweensaid sealing blocks'` and gbuildingpaper. f. Y

5. In means" of the character described;` a

strip of wire, a prongat each` end. thereoiig a pair of sealing blocks formed` ot'compositionmaterialfrelatively softer than said` wire through which said prongs project, saidsealing blocks adapted `to seat against a] support into Y which Seid prongs are adapt-epi, to te driveinasaid strip of wire having an oil-set ,intermediate said pr0ngs,{said oil'fset adapted. to seat `against said support. i i

pair of sealing blocks constructed principally `of iibrous material, `and a strip of wire hav- `ingitsends formed into a pair of spaced prongs projecting throughsaid sealing blocks, portions ofsfaid wire adjacent: said prongs being partly embedded inthe surfaces of said blocksgl, i

7. In means of the characterdescribe-d, a

pair oi' sealing-blocks olf comparatively 4soft material, a strip of wire of relatively hard i. material, saidl wire having its icnds `formed into fastening prongs penetratingsaid scali e ing blocks, said sealing bloclsand said `8..,In means of the character described, pair ofsealingbloclrs ofcomparatively soit material, anda strip of wireof relatively hard material,l saidfwire having its ends `formed into `tastening prongs v extending `through" said sealing blocks, said sealing `bloclrs adapted to seat against :building paper secured to `the wall sheathing of a." Y

6.f In means ofthe character described, a i

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structure, said prongsy adapted to be profor maintaining the body portion of the wire jected through said buildingppaper and in in spaced relation to said building paper said Wall sheathing for cooperating thereand Wall sheathing. v with for bindingl said building paper and In testimony of the foregoing being my sealing blocks together, said Wire having own7 I have hereunto aixed my signature an off-set intermediate said prongs, said othis 4th day of March, 1926. Y set and said sealing blocks adaptedto eoact GEORGE F. VOIGHT. 

